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Halifax – “More must be done to prevent assaults on Correctional Officers in Burnside”, says Joan Jessome, President of the Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union. The Canadian Press recently reported that assaults on Correctional Officers have nearly doubled in 2014, as compared to 2013. They say there were 32 assaults on Officers in […]

Friday, October 10th, 2014 Registered Nurses Vote to Accept Employer’s Final Offer After many months of painful negotiations with Capital Health and interference by the Liberal government, NSGEU leadership decided to take the employer’s final offer forward to Registered Nurses once again for a vote. “In the spring, the employer refused to negotiate in good […]

September 25, 2014 Halifax – The Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union (NSGEU) and the Cape Breton Regional Police (CBRP) with the assistance of legal counsel were able to conclude a mediated resolution that includes the reinstatement of a member of the CBRP who was suffering from PTSD and was fired on July 3, […]

June 26, 2014 Valley – The NSGEU supports a strong library system and staff at schools in the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board and urges to the Board to reconsider its continued cuts to library staff and services. “Libraries and the professional staff who maintain them are an important part of the education system and […]

June 23, 2014 South Shore – “We are disappointed by the SSRSB decision to cut school support positions in the South Shore Regional School Board including two administrative assistant positions,” says NSGEU President Joan Jessome. “School support staff, including payroll clerks, IT technologists, and administrative assistants are critical links in our education system,” Jessome says. […]

PRESS RELEASE June 23, 2014 Halifax: The NSGEU is meeting with management to address long-term health & safety issues for Correctional Officers, members of Local 480, who work at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility (CNSCF) in Burnside but remains concerned about the violence in their workplace on a day-to-day basis. Senior management, NSGEU’s Occupational […]

Halifax: NSGEU President Joan Jessome is asking why Premier Stephen McNeil seems intent on disregarding the solution put forward by labour for health authority restructuring after remarks the Premier made today indicating that he may use legislation to take away the democratic rights of workers to decide which union represents them. “Nova Scotians have been […]

Press Release April 1, 2014 Halifax – Nurses at Capital Health are off the job to protest legislation introduced by the McNeil Liberal government—legislation that is the worst in the country and takes away rights for thousands of workers who care for Nova Scotians. “This bill is by far the most regressive of its kind […]

Talks between NSGEU Local 97 Nurses and Capital Health have broken off after just one day of conciliation. “The employer came to the table at 4:18 p.m. and said they would no longer continue to bargain while the Union had nurse to patient ratios on the table,” says President Joan Jessome. “Capital Health and the […]

February 20, 2014 Halifax – Talks have broken down between NSGEU Local 34, home support staff and Northwood. The union has called an emergency meeting with its members for Sunday evening. “The Bargaining Committee returned to the table today, hopeful that the employer would meet our members’ demand for parity with other workers who have […]